Posted on October 29, 2025, 4:46 am By admin
This unit is in excellent overall condition. All of the usual maintenance requirements and repair issues have been addressed. The D6 model is now over 40 years old and the fact that they keep on running shows that Sony came up with a superior design and used superior parts in this model. For this particular unit, the following repairs and maintenance were completed within the last couple of months. Removed and repaired the servo circuit unit. This repair fixed an issue with the deck running either too fast or not at all. Removed and repaired the playback muting module, which fixed the known issue of intermittent or distorted sound output. Replaced various rubber parts, including belt, capstan ring, and two idlers. Cleaned and lubed all mechanical linkages. Cleaned electrical jacks, volume slider and potentiometers. Removed and re-glued the plastic window on the tape door. Adjusted playback and recording levels. Tested the unit for several hours to ensure proper functioning. Cosmetically, there are no major flaws, but there are some very minor signs of typical wear. Battery holder had some minor corrosion that has been cleaned up. Case is in very nice condition. I do recommend using batteries with this unit, and not an AC adapter. This will protect it from accidental overvoltage or reverse polarity problems since there is very little circuit protection in both the D6 and D6C models.
Categories: sony Tags: condition, excellent, repaired, restored, sony, walkman, wm-d6, working